Phantoms Showcase details announced
The North American Hockey League, in conjunction with the Mahoning Valley Phantoms, announced today details on the Phantoms Hockey Showcase, which will be held January 18-21 at the Boardman Ice Zone in Boardman, Ohio.
The Showcase will feature all teams from the NAHL’s North Division: Mahoning Valley, the U.S. Under-17 Team, St. Louis Bandits, Alpena Ice Diggers, Traverse City North Stars and Marquette Rangers. Each team will play four games over the four days (schedule below).
The event will also feature an eight-team Midget Major AAA tournament. Each Midget team will play four games between Friday and Saturday, with the championship round played on Sunday (participating teams below).
“This is another step forward for our league in terms of exposing and promoting our student-athletes, as well as some of the country’s top Midget players, to the college and professional ranks,” said NAHL commissioner Mark Frankenfeld.
The host hotels for the Showcase are the Austintown Comfort Inn & Suites - (330) 792-9740 – and the Boardman Holiday Inn – (330) 726-1611.
Scout packets will be available at the Ice Zone, which is located at 360 McClurg Rd. in Boardman, Ohio, 44512.
For more information, please contact Cameron Lee at clee@fireworks.com, or Phantoms head coach Bob Mainhardt at bmainhardt@fireworks.com, assistant coach Curtis Carr at ccarr@fireworks.com or Midget AAA head coach Joe Dumais at jdumais@fireworks.com.
NAHL North Division Showcase Schedule
Friday, January 18
12 Noon – Alpena vs. USA
4 p.m. – Traverse City vs. St. Louis
7:30 p.m. – Mahoning Valley vs. Marquette
Saturday, January 18
12 Noon – St. Louis vs. Alpena
4 p.m. – USA vs. Marquette
7:30 p.m. – Mahoning Valley vs. Traverse City
Sunday, January 20
12 Noon – Alpena vs. USA
4 p.m. – Traverse City vs. St. Louis
7:30 p.m. – Marquette vs. Mahoning Valley
Monday, January 21
10:30 a.m. – St. Louis vs. Alpena
1:30 p.m. – USA vs. Marquette
5 p.m. – Traverse City vs. Mahoning Valley
Midget Major AAA Teams
Mahoning Valley Phantoms Midget Major AAA
Mahoning Valley Phantoms Split-Season Squad
Chicago Young Americans
Marquette Electricians
Pittsburgh Predators
Lansing Capitals
Keystone Generals
Pittsburgh Viper Stars
